Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 12.8%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 25.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.8% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -29.4% | 11.6% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 12.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release